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U.S.S. LONGSHAW
(DD-559)HARD SHARP SHORT
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DD-559 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 16 JUN 1942 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUN 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 4 DEC 1943 | ||
DD-559 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: William Longshaw
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Mined in the Balabac Strait 13 August 1944